As ebook acquisition models are developed and continue to evolve, how can we evaluate our collection acquisition practices to ensure cost effectiveness? Which metrics will be essential to demonstrate a good return on...
A collection assessment project was conducted in 1998 of the twenty eight community college library/Library Resource Center (LRC) collections in Florida.1 The evaluative materials provided to each of the institutions produced a...
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community college, library administration, and collection development
Prior to 2014, finding aids from Hunter Library’s Special Collections did not have a publiclyaccessible online presence and resided as Microsoft Word documents on an internal libraryserver. In 2014, Hunter Library began...
The Special Collections department at Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library houses archival materials that showcase southern Appalachian life and natural history, with particular attention to Western North Carolina....
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archives, special collections, finding aids, archival description
In preparation for a comprehensive serials review project, we created a homegrown Access database in order to bring together and analyze information about our collection from multiple sources. Bibliographic and order...
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serials review, electronic resources, and subject librarians
Assessing the effectiveness of previous cancellation decisions is often overlooked in favor of current competing priorities. The authors outline their approach for evaluating journal, journal package, and database...
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collection review, assessment, and database cancellations
In April 2016, more than 1,000 residents voted in Greensboro’s first Participatory Budgeting process for projects they deemed important to be included in the 2016-2017 city’s budget. With a total of $500,000 allocated for...
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participatory budgeting, civic engagement, and equity
Metadata creation practices for digital library projects vary widely amongst libraries. Digital library projects often have to deal with multiple metadata creators, new formats and resources, and dynamic metadata standards for...
